The Open Web Platform is the premier
platform for application development. Built on HTML5 and a host of other open
web standards, the Open Web Platform is fundamentally transforming industry
after industry. Technology convergence, video and rich multimedia, new forms of
interaction, social networking, greater device interoperability, and improved
accessibility are having a profound impact on the way businesses operate and
serve customers.
W3C is hosting a public education and outreach event in Ottawa to encourage technical representatives from a variety of diverse communities: web developers, start-up, emerging companies and large enterprises, academic community and open government representatives.
Registration is open to all. Learn more below about program, logistics, and speakers.
Program
W3C member and staff experts will provide brief remarks and encourage conversations about the many ways that Canadian technology community can engage and help to shape the future of the Web. The evening program is:
- 6:00 Meet and Greet
- Light refreshments
- 6:30 Welcome
- Karen Myers, W3C, Business Development Leader, Americas and Australia
- 6:45 W3C Web Accessibility Initiative
- Michael Cooper, W3C, Accessibility Specialist
- 7:00 HTML5 and Open Web Platform
- Paul Cotton, Microsoft, Co-chair HTML5 Working Group
- 7:15 W3C and Web & TV
- Peter Hutchins, Espial, Product Marketing
- 7:30 XML
- Liam Quin, W3C, XML Activity Lead
- 7:45 Q&A
- 8:00 Adjourn
Logistics
- When
- 6:00-8:00pm on Thursday, 24 May 2012
- Where
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Brookstreet Hotel, Deciders Room, Third Floor
525 Leggett Drive
Ottawa, ON K2K 2W2
Tel. 1.613-271-1800 - Who
- Registration is open until 24 May. Anyone may attend but space is limited.
- Questions?
- Karen Myers at <karen@w3.org> or +1.978.502.6218.
Speakers
Members of the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) are shaping the Web as the premier platform for innovation, and changing the way we live, work, and play.
Michael Cooper
Michael is the Staff Contact for the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines Working Group, which develops authoring guidelines and techniques to create accessible content; and for the Protocols and Formats Working Group, which supports the W3C to make new Web technologies accessible and develops accessibility practices.
Paul Cotton
Paul Cotton is Partner Group Manager, DPE Interop at Microsoft and Chair of the W3C HTML5 Working Group.
Peter Hutchins
Peter Hutchins is Product Marketing Manager at Espial Group Inc., headquarted in Ottawa. Peter's expertise includes global product marketing management in the TV browser software, IPTV, SmartTV, and ConnectedTV industries.
Karen Myers
Karen oversees outreach at W3C for North and South America and Australia. She develops programs to educate and engage diverse communities about W3C activities that impact business, industry, academia, government and society.
Liam Quin
Liam is W3C's XML Activity Lead and W3C technical participant for the XML Query and XSL (XSL-FO) Working Groups, and alternate Staff Contact for several other Working Groups.